Lily Allen takes aim at catty man Alan Carr
Lily Allen has struck back at Alan Carr over apparent comments he made about her last-minute decision to pull out of his Chatty Man show. According to The Sun, the camp chat show host jokingly launched a foul-mouthed tirade to the audience that it was the second time the singer had left him in the lurch. After reading about Alan's comments, Lily wrote on Twitter: "Sorry Alan, but I can't help being ill. If it's any consolation I feel awful. I wouldn't have been any fun at all. "I do think your comments are a bit strong though. Unless you were being sarcastic and your words were taken out of context." Alan is said to have asked whether Lily had a 'vendetta' against him and joked that he could 'slap' her. The Smile singer also pulled out of an interview for Scott Mills' BBC Radio 1 show. Her spokesman has denied she is pregnant after rumours spread that she was expecting a baby when she turned down cigarettes and alcohol at the Wireless Festival at the weekend.
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An entertainment writer with a diverse taste in TV and film, he lists Seinfeld, The Sopranos, The Chase, The Thick of It and Detectorists among his favourite shows, but steers well clear of most sci-fi.